Shopping in London when it rains

Department stores, arcades and markets with a roof.

• Borough Market: Historic food market under Victorian railway arches. London Bridge station 2 mins.
• Covent Garden Market: Historic covered market with boutiques. Covent Garden direct.
• Foyles Bookshop: Iconic bookshop with cafe. Tottenham Court Road direct.
• Camden Market: Alternative market with food and fashion. Camden Town 2 mins.
• Leadenhall Market: Victorian covered market used in Harry Potter. Bank 3 mins.
• Harrods: Iconic luxury department store. Knightsbridge direct.
• Liberty London: Tudor-style department store. Oxford Circus 3 mins.
• Fortnum & Mason: Historic food hall and tea rooms. Piccadilly Circus 2 mins.
• Hamleys: Toy chaos over multiple floors. Kids love it, adults endure it.
• Waterstones Piccadilly: A huge bookshop that’s warm, calm, and dangerously easy to lose time in.
• Daunt Books: Iconic Marylebone bookshop with travel shelves that trigger escapism.
• Old Spitalfields Market (covered): A big covered market with pop-ups, food and shops.
• Waterstones Piccadilly (big browse): Plan to ‘pop in’ and accidentally stay an hour.
• Liberty London (warm wander): Even if you don’t buy anything, the building is worth it.